Meaning: Brown and battle
The story
Duncan Anglicizes Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh. Its older Irish roots combine brown and battle; brown-haired warrior is a traditional explanatory paraphrase.
Nicknames
- Dunc
Spellings & variants
- Donnchadh
- Donncha
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Duncan comes from Scottish Gaelic.
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